ON THE COMMODITY FUND

V
13 1921.

Sviderskiy [Answers of A. I. Sviderskiy]

1) How much merchandise
is on hand?

For additional procurement, 30 million rubles in gold are needed. Obtained
14 million rubles. Still need 6 million rubles. On hand in total: 20 million rubles.

2) How much has been
distributed?

Approximately 8 million rubles in value.

3) To Siberia? Approximately 4 million rubles.

4) To the Caucasus? Over 3 million rubles in value. At local points from previous shipments
there is 3 million.

Has salt entered your
commodity-exchange
fund?

If yes, how much?

It has. But neither I nor Khinchuk know how much. In total from old reserves
at wharves and such we had over 7 million puds.

First published in 1959

in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI

Printed from the manuscript